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KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Legislative Session Day 12 (1-22-26)
Kentucky House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
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- </c> the council on postsecary education. the council on postsecary education.
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Convene 00:00
Senate Message 06:30
Calendar/2nd Readings 07:18
Report of Committees 08:19
Orders of the Day 09:04
HB 96 09:16
Motions, Petitions, and Communications 15:21
Introduction of New Bills and Resolutions 21:24
Recess for ConC and Rules Meeting 23:35
ConC and Rules Report 31:06
Floor Amendments 32:42
Return to Rules Report 33:28
Adjournment 34:27, 958, all
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Legislative Education Study Jun 26th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- , State Department of Education, and the Louisiana State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education.
- We have 25% with uh with an IEP special education.
- They have an EL population of 24% and a special education at 28%.
- And I have to say music education is vital.
- Twice a year is what the public education department was requesting.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education Feb 5th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- WELCOME TO THE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE ON PRE-K-12 EDUCATION.
- HE'S A SENIOR CHANCELLOR OF THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. MR.
- THAT'S OUR PROBLEM IN EDUCATION.
- I THOUGHT ALL KINDS OF EXPERIENCE IN EDUCATION.
- I THINK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO EDUCATE US AND I APPRECIATE YOU.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Standing Committee on Primary and Secondary Education (3-25-26) Upon Adjournment of House
Primary and Secondary Education
Transcript Highlights:
- And I stressed to the Senate Education Committee at the end of January JCPS's goal of working with both
- Board of Education to overturn certain<00:03:03.360><c> decisions</c><00:03:04.120><c> of</c><00:03:
- If a majority of to public education.
- </c> the members of the Board of Education the members of the Board of Education are<00:03:17.680><c>
- </c> members of the Board of Education. members of the Board of Education.
Committee:
House Primary and Secondary Education
AR
Arkansas 2026 Regular Session
ALC-HIGHER EDUCATION SUBCOMMITTEE Mar 18th, 2026
ALC-HIGHER EDUCATION SUBCOMMITTEE
Transcript Highlights:
- in K-12 and higher education on AI usage.
- Now moving on to K-12 and higher education—how does this connect back to K-12 and higher education?
- In terms of education in the future, we need to go back to agency, character, ethics, and moral education
- And the best way to do that would be to follow, again, going back to character education, to ethics education
- Pencil stands for education. PEN stands for penitentiary. Pencil stands for education.
Committee:
All ALC-HIGHER EDUCATION SUBCOMMITTEE
Summary:
The meeting began with a report on institutions of higher education for annual certification/solvency, which required no action and was noted as coming later in the week. The main presentation featured students from Arkansas State University, Valley View High School, and the University of Central Arkansas discussing artificial intelligence in education and the workforce. They argued that AI should be taught responsibly in K-12 and higher education to prepare students for jobs, support Arkansas’s growing tech sector, and reduce misuse such as cybercrime, scams, plagiarism, and academic dishonesty. They also cited survey results from teachers showing broad support for responsible AI instruction, district-level management, and teacher training, while noting concerns about critical thinking, ethics, and unequal access. Examples were given of AI already being used at UCA and the University of the Ozarks, and the group suggested a statewide AI library and related training built on the Access Act framework. Committee members asked about student reactions, and the presenters said responses are mixed, especially in the arts, but that AI is already being used in real-world careers and should be integrated with clear standards.
The committee then heard from a Pine Bluff community coalition led by Pastor Jesse Turner about school-based outreach and youth support programs. The group described long-running work in Pine Bluff schools and Watson Chapel, including Pass on Patrol, mentoring, anti-bullying and nonviolence efforts, drug and vaping education, gun-violence prevention, and leadership clubs for students. They emphasized that their approach is nonreligious in the schools, focused on encouragement, citizenship, scholarship, and keeping students engaged in class. They also highlighted the use of free curriculum resources on African American history and said they help students see themselves as having promise rather than being “at risk.” Members asked about whether the programs could be shared elsewhere and about impacts on behavior; the group said some materials are trademarked but can be adapted with support, and cited reported reductions in negative behavior and referrals in participating schools. The meeting ended after members praised both the AI presenters and the Pine Bluff outreach group, and the committee adjourned with no votes taken.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- And then you can help pay back $100,000 you owe on your nursing education.
- And then you can help pay back $100,000 you owe on your nursing education.
- Education going on.
- Dale, lead administrator, educational leader, faculty, enrollment manager.
- So the private education sector, there's definitely a need for us.
Committee:
Senate Health Policy
Summary:
The Committee on Health Policy met with a quorum and considered three bills. Senate Bill 526 on nursing education programs, sponsored by Senator Harrell, would tighten oversight of nursing schools by requiring admission criteria, exit exams, remediation plans, annual reporting, on-site inspections, and stronger action against programs with poor NCLEX results or adverse actions in other jurisdictions. After testimony from the sponsor and several committee questions, a late-filed amendment restored a two-year probation period instead of one year, and the bill was reported favorably.
Senate Bill 714, also by Senator Harrell, would create a voluntary non-opioid advance directive allowing patients to document a wish not to receive opioids, including when incapacitated, with the form developed by the Department of Health and potentially included in electronic medical records. The sponsor said it would not prevent treatment discussions and would provide liability protection for providers who lack actual knowledge of the directive in emergencies. The bill drew no opposition in the meeting and was reported favorably.
Senate Bill 170, sponsored by Senator Burton, would add nursing home quality and transparency measures, including consumer satisfaction surveys, patient safety culture surveys, electronic health record requirements, reporting to the Florida Health Information Exchange, a $10,000 fine for failure to submit required financial data, and reporting on Medicaid quality payments. An amendment clarified the fine’s application to both facilities and home offices. Testimony from AARP and the Florida Health Care Association supported the bill, and it was reported favorably after discussion about implementation and costs.
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- So it's not, you know, if they're educated in early childhood education, education is the best place
- The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, IDEA, defines special education, and the costs that
- The way it works in education settings is typically a teacher or a care provider with education capacity
- On page 100 is our judicial education... Core. On page 100 is our Judicial Education Transfer Core.
- On page 100 is our judicial education. Corps. On page 100 is our Judicial Education Transfer Corps.
Committee:
House Budget
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- This is in the education title. So this is a continuation of code cleanup.
- This is in the education title.
- A little over 80% of our career technical educators are coming out of industry and into the educational
- And into the educational field now.
- into education, is they really have to figure out...
Committee:
House Education
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- I would like to ask that you vote yes on SB 844 because it's just two hours of education.
- shortages and health science education programs in addition to nursing education programs.
- shortages and health science education programs in addition to nursing education programs.
- , Career and Technical Education, and Health Science Curriculum Framework.
- program, institutional health science education degree, or certificate program.
Committee:
Senate Fiscal Policy
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- House Bill 634, by the Education Committee, an act relating to education, amending Chapter 10, Title
- House Bill 634, by the Education Committee, an act relating to education, amending Chapter 10, Title
- House Bill 635, by the Education Committee, and House Bill 636, by the Education Committee, an act relating
- Houseball number 636 by Education Committee.
- They're an educational group.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- Referred to the Committee on Education.
- Education. SB 1306, ESA's expenditures, enrollment limitations. Education.
- Further to the Committee on Education.
- Education. SB 1306, ESA's expenditures, enrollment, limitations. Education.
- Education. SB 1361, empowerment scholarship accounts, post-secondary education. Education.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Rules and Administration - 05/16/25
Rules and Administration
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:01:39.840><c> Probably</c> public safety and educators.
- Probably public safety and educators.
- Um, on<00:03:07.360><c> the</c><00:03:07.519><c> educator</c><00:03:08.000><c> side,</c><00:03:08.239
- side, TRA has a board on the educator side, TRA has a board meeting<00:03:09.519><c> today</c><00:03
- </c> significant career rule for educators. significant career rule for educators.
Committee:
Senate Rules and Administration
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
AGR Public Hearing - Thu Mar 13, 2025 @ 9:15 AM HST
Agriculture & Food Systems
Transcript Highlights:
- Our first and only bill on this hearing notice is SP 894 SD3, relating to education.
- The first testifier on the agenda today is the Hawaii Department of Education.
- Dinu, Deputy Superintendent with the Department of Education.
- </c><00:18:38.919><c> with</c> pursuing my postsecondary education with pursuing my postsecondary education
- We're going straight to decision-making for SB 894 SD3 relating to education.
Committee:
House Agriculture & Food Systems
ID
Idaho 2026 Regular Session
Agenda Feb 26th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- That is a federal tax credit up to $1,700 to be used for K-12 education.
- That is a federal tax credit up to $1,700 to be used for K-12 education.
- So every year, yearly, the Department of Education will submit that list.
- I want to close by briefly sharing why parental choice for education matters.
- I'm incredibly grateful for the foundation that that education has given me.
Summary:
The Senate Local Government and Taxation Committee heard and advanced three House bills. House Bill 620 would give county commissioners special expertise status and a stronger coordinating role in federal land management decisions, including use of county comprehensive plans and an emergency clause; it drew support from the Idaho Farm Bureau and the Idaho Association of Counties and was sent to the floor with a due pass recommendation. House Bill 610 would preserve the homeowners exemption for people temporarily absent from their residence while serving in certain missions or similar service, with the sponsor comparing it to protections for military members; senators raised questions about the bill’s narrow scope and possible broader applications, but it also passed out of committee due pass. House Bill 731 would set up Idaho’s participation in a federal education tax credit scholarship program, allowing donors to receive up to a $1,700 federal tax credit for contributions to scholarship-granting organizations; testimony from the Idaho Family Policy Center and others supported the bill as expanding school choice, and the committee sent it to the floor due pass.
During discussion of House Bill 731, senators clarified that the credit is federal rather than state-based, that donors receive the tax benefit while scholarship-granting organizations decide how funds are awarded, and that Idaho’s action is intended to make participation permanent. After the bills were handled, the committee introduced and congratulated page Grace Louder, who spoke about her interests in photography, the outdoors, bugs, and her upcoming graduation and birthday.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Okay, members, the Senate Committee on Education K-16 will come to order.
- So, it's about higher education in that setting for our students.
- It means this is a higher education setting.
- ...education, to be in an association together. Senator, that's important.
- Terrorist activities at public institutions of higher education.
Committees:
Senate Education , Senate Education K-16
NY
New York 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Standing Committee on Higher Education - 04/21/2026
Higher Education
Transcript Highlights:
- Good morning and welcome to a meeting of the New York State Senate Committee on Higher Education.
- This bill amends the education law to address discrepancies in licensing requirements for junior and
- This bill amends the education law to grant three course credits per year.
- This bill amends the Education Law to allow the State Education Department to transfer funds from the
- And that concludes the Higher Education Committee meeting for today. It is now 10:45.
Committee:
Senate Higher Education
Summary:
The New York State Senate Committee on Higher Education met on April 21, 2026, with a quorum present and considered nine bills. The committee advanced bills addressing licensing discrepancies for junior and assistant landscape architects (S.1834A), SUNY/CUNY research foundation financial reporting (S.6745), credits for volunteer firefighters and EMTs enrolled in SUNY or CUNY (S.7367), campus pool and health membership for disabled veterans (S.7784A), early licensure eligibility for dental residents in multi-year specialty programs (S.8401A), a 90-day grace period for certain social workers awaiting limited permits (S.9303), interior designer certification standards (S.9673), and a transfer of excess tuition reimbursement account funds to support proprietary vocational school oversight (S.9682). One bill, S.948 concerning occupational therapists, was held pending resolution with the State Education Department.
Members asked questions on several measures, including whether firefighter/EMT credits were tied to service rather than coursework, how the dental residency bill would work in practice, and the funding source and purpose of the proprietary school supervision account transfer. Support was noted for the interior designer bill from ASID, CIDQ, and IIDA, while most other bills had no listed support or opposition memos. The committee explained that the fund transfer bill would move up to $500,000 from a tuition reimbursement account balance above $2.5 million to help the Bureau of Proprietary School Supervision address oversight needs.
All of the bills taken up and moved were reported out of committee, with some sent to the floor and others to the Finance Committee as indicated by the chair. Several were reported without recommendation from individual members. The meeting adjourned at 10:45 a.m.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- He has no business being in education.
- He has no business being in education.
- and technical education, and institutional operations.
- Changes the name of the Florida Educational Equity Act to the Florida Educational Equality Act, reinforcing
- Changes the name of the Florida Educational Equity Act to the Florida Educational Equality Act, reinforcing
Committee:
Senate Education Postsecondary
Summary:
The Committee on Education Postsecondary heard two bills. First, it considered Senate Bill 312 relating to the Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition. The committee took up a strike-all amendment and then a secondary amendment offered by Senator Fine to clarify that the current University of West Florida Board of Trustees chair would have no role in the organization. Members described the changes as friendly, and both amendments were adopted. The bill, as amended, was then reported favorably by roll call vote.
The committee then heard Senate Bill 1624 on higher education, which was presented as a broad higher-education package. The bill would set market-rate out-of-state fees for nonresident online students, revise financial aid and support program language, provide tuition and fee waivers for Florida State Guard members, change rules for adult and career education programs, redirect certain workforce-related funds, rename Hillsborough Community College as Hillsborough State College, rename the Florida Educational Equity Act as the Florida Educational Equality Act, adjust appointments to certain boards and councils, update admissions and scholarship references to include the classical learning test, broaden the definition of opioid antagonist, repeal a grandparent-based out-of-state fee waiver, and strengthen FIU’s Office of Ocean Economy. There was no public testimony or debate, and the bill was reported favorably by roll call vote.
The meeting concluded after both measures were approved and no further business was raised.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Select Committee on Developing Pathways to Purpose for Young Men Aug 12th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- So this is like public health education. At the parenting level, at the educational level, right?
- But here's one example of sex education gone wrong.
- And we have to counter it with the appropriate education.
- One thought: I mean, I think we can't educate people.
- Appreciate the response on the sex education component. Dr.
Summary:
The hearing was the inaugural meeting of the Assembly Select Committee on Developing Pathways to Purpose for Young Men, chaired by Assembly Member Avelino Valencia. In opening remarks, Valencia and several committee members described concerns about boys’ and young men’s disconnection from school, work, and relationships, and tied the committee’s work to technology, mentorship, education, and suicide prevention. Members repeatedly noted the effects of COVID-era screen use, the importance of positive male role models, and the need to think beyond funding alone toward broader policy and cultural changes.
The first panel focused on the state of men online. Testimony from David Sakaki of the American Institute for Boys and Men, Vihon Bardwaj of Generation Up, and Dr. Alok Kanojia (“Dr. K”) emphasized that pornography, gaming, gambling, social media, and AI can meet real needs for belonging, status, and relief, while also encouraging addiction, isolation, distorted sexual expectations, and harmful comparisons. Witnesses argued that young men are especially vulnerable to algorithm-driven content, that online systems often amplify misogyny and other harmful behavior, and that public policy should address design defaults, age-appropriate sex education, gambling-like game mechanics, and offline alternatives such as sports, mentorship, and social-emotional skill building.
Committee members asked about pornography, loot boxes, gambling ads, and how to create healthier substitutes for the immediate gratification these products provide. Witnesses said the answer is not to match the addictive pull of harmful content, but to build more fulfilling offline pathways and teach practical social and emotional skills. Assembly Member Brian also spoke about the need for policy frameworks that help young men and boys be seen and supported, while acknowledging that these issues affect women and girls as well.
The second panel shifted to design and health impacts. Dr. Ravi Iyer, drawing on his experience at Meta, said platforms are often optimized for engagement rather than users’ aspirations, which can increase exposure to nudity, violence, hate, and unwanted sexual content; he also warned about emotionally manipulative chatbot interactions and suggested stronger rules and public tracking of app harms. Dr. Jason Nagata of UCSF described research linking problematic social media use to later ADHD symptoms in boys, and explained how social media can intensify muscularity pressures, body dissatisfaction, eating disorders, and risky appearance-modification trends such as “looksmaxxing.” No formal votes or legislative actions were taken during the hearing.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
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- </c> cuz when in Senate in Senate Education cuz when in Senate in Senate Education when<00:12:05.480>
- You have 12 Department of Education.
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Committee:
Senate Education Finance
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 3 on Education Finance May 6th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- This is our Budget Subcommittee Number Three on Education Finance in the Assembly.
- Phuong's Higher Education Committee.
- , and physical education programs.
- It's in Education Code Section 84660, if you were interested in reading it. Okay, thank you.
- The main place we needed is in our education and research buildings.